Yusuf Sulaiman | |
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| Federal Minister of Transport | |
| In office 6 April 2010 – July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Bio |
| Succeeded by | Audu Idris Umar |
| Federal Minister of Sports | |
| In office July 2011 – 2 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Bio |
| Succeeded by | Bolaji Abdullahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1963 Sokoto, Nigeria |
| Political party | PDP |
Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman (or Suleiman) (born 30 January 1963) is a member of the traditional ruling family of the Sokoto Caliphate who was a civil servant before entering politics in Nigeria. He was appointed as Nigerian Minister of Transport on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet. He became Minister of Sports in July 2011 cabinet reshuffle. He left office in December 2011 when he decided to run in the People Democratic party (PDP) primaries for governorship of Sokoto State.